Ryan's SEP and Dance Informance

I say this all the time, but I LOVE being Ryan’s mom! He is such an awesome kid at home, so it’s wonderful to see and hear that he is the same way away from home. We had his first term SEP with his teacher, Mrs. Busk, on Wednesday, November 9. She was so excited to show me Ryan’s grades, test scores, art projects, and short stories that Ryan has written. She also expressed appreciation for Ryan’s sense of humor. She said she loves it when she says something subtly funny/a bit sarcastic, and Ryan gets it. Most importantly, she mentioned how much she appreciates that Ryan is a friend to everyone. That is something that Ryan and I have talked about since he started school. It really, really bothers him when he sees someone being treated unfairly. I always challenge him to make sure he is kind to everyone. It’s so nice to hear that his teacher notices that happening. Thursday, November 18 was Ryan’s 5th grade “dance informance.” Every year, each grade creates dances representing some of the things they are learning about. Two years ago, Ryan’s 3rd grade classes did several science dances. Last year, the 4th grade program centered around Utah history. This year the 5th grade did U.S. history. Here are a couple of pictures from the program…The 5th graders have been mentors to kindergarten kids, and the two grades have done a lot together. Around Halloween, the dance teacher also taught the kids the dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Apparently the 5th graders begged enough that she let them do it at the very end of the program. IT WAS AWESOME! Since many of the parents are children of the 80s, we grew up doing the Thriller dance. It was hysterical to see all of our kids doing it. Even the kindergarteners had a little spot where they got up and did part of it. Of course the whole program was entertaining, but the Thriller dance was the hit of the show!